On the first page of Pedro Paramo the first thing that caught my eye was the fact that this book was more focused on Juan rather than Pedro Paramo himself. Rulfo says "I came to Comala because I had been told that my father, a man named Pedro Paramo, lived there." (Rulfo 3). From this very first sentence I had been able to pick up that this book was going to involve the view point of his son. Rulfo seems to be speaking in a tone of abandonment, he mentions that his mother had died earlier and he is wanting to keep the promise that he made to her. Rulfo says "...promising so often I kept repeating the promise..." (Rulfo 3). Rulfo makes it sound as if this promise is a burden on Juan, almost as if this promise is something he is reluctant about. The mention of Juan's mother's death leaves my sympathy running along the words on the page. As the first few sentences of the book, this left my sympathy in the hands of Juan, hinting at the fact that he is all alone.